Table1.
Demographic characteristics | n | % | Poor health literacy; n (%) | Medium health literacy; n (%) | Good health literacy; n (%) | p-value (Chi-square) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 149 | 41.4 | 21 (45.7) | 109 (42.1) | 19 (35.4) | 0.48 |
Male | 211 | 58.6 | 25 (54.3) | 150 (57.9) | 36 (65.5) | ||
Education level | High school diploma | 71 | 19.7 | 95 (32.6) | 52 (20.1) | 4 (7.3) | 0.0001* |
Associate degree | 39 | 10.8 | 12 (26.1) | 26 (10.0) | 1 (1.8) | ||
BSc | 128 | 35.6 | 10 (21.7) | 97 (37.5) | 21 (38.2) | ||
M.Sc. and higher | 122 | 33.9 | 9 (19.6) | 84 (32.4) | 29 (59.7) | ||
Occupational ranking | Head | 1 | 0.3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) | 0.0001* |
Manager | 28 | 7.8 | 0 (0) | 16 (6.2) | 12 (21.8) | ||
Senior expert | 19 | 5.3 | 1 (2.2) | 10 (3.9) | 8 (14.5) | ||
Expert | 202 | 56.1 | 17 (37) | 156 (60.2) | 29 (52.7) | ||
Normal | 110 | 30.6 | 28 (60.9) | 77 (29.7) | 5 (9.1) | ||
Work place | Municipality | 48 | 13.3 | 2 (4.3) | 37 (14.3) | 9 (416) | 0.0001* |
Research center | 92 | 25.6 | 13 (28.3) | 72 (27.8) | 7 (12.7) | ||
City bank | 60 | 16.7 | 5 (10.9) | 33 (12.7) | 22 (40) | ||
Municipality of Region 1 | 160 | 44.4 | 26 (56.5) | 117 (45.2) | 17 (30.9) | ||
Work experience (year) | <10 | 245 | 68.1 | 42 (91.3) | 168 (64.9) | 35 (63.6) | 0.0001* |
≥10 | 115 | 31.9 | 4 (8.7) | 91 (32.1) | 20 (36.4) |